Lately I have taken to sleeping in late. Ok, excuse is that I read till late, but still, sleeping in till 11.30 am is unheard of. Inexcusable! Half the day is gone and I'm lying in bed. Ugh. Should be going for a walk on the beach or doing yoga stretches or dusting the ever increasing pile of cobwebs that miraculously appear everywhere or , or , or! The reality is that I'm 76 years old, have arthritis in my hips, walk with difficulty and ... I don't feel like doing any of those things. 

So this morning, woke up at 10am (quite early), husband still fast asleep so crept into kitchen to make a raisin bread toast with butter and a cup of Earl Grey tea. Remembered to take my pills (high blood pressure) and then sat at my favorite spot in the kitchen, a chair near the courtyard door from which I watch the birds on my feeder. I love watching them, greedy (so it seems) little sparrows and fat little white eyes all flitting around the feeders. 

 Remembered (or rather checked my list of 'to do' things) and saw that I had to go to the bank to get my internet banking unblocked. I had read the device thingie they give you the wrong way around and after three tries, I was kicked out. (I wondered why this device was showing me these strange characters but I tried my best to type them in anyway)! When I explained this to the very kind bank assistant he kind of giggled a bit and told me to always read it from left to right. He repeated this a few times! I hope I remember.

 It's raining and it's quite cold. It's cosy sitting at my desk looking out at the rain and wind blowing in the trees. Tonight we have chicken with salad and garlic mushrooms for supper and I will make chicken soup tomorrow with the bones and some nice veggies that I bought this morning while sorting out my 'device' ! I'm going to put on my warm gown now and do a bit of knitting, (it's a blanket and it will probably be ready by next winter, or maybe the next one!)